Securing pictures to tombstones



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'SBGURING PIGTURBS To ToMBsToNBs.

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-SOLOMON R. MILLER, MOUNT UNION, IN NSYLVAN IA.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Iietters Patent No.' 373.243. dated November 15| 1887- Application filed February 18, 1887. Serial No. 228,076. (No model.) l

'To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON R. MILLER, of in the county of Huntingdon and State'of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Means for VSecuring Pictures to 'Iombstones, of which the following is a full, clear, :andexact description.

Myinvention relates t0 the improvement in Letters Patent No. 296,431, dated April .8, 1884, were granted to me.'

The object of my present invention is to provide certain new and useful improvements in the frame, so that the picture will Vbe fully protected from the atmospheric air, rain, and like inliuences. v

The invention also consists of various parts and vdetails and combinations of the same, as

pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l'is a front View of my improvement,

with the cover swung partly to one side. Fig.

2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same.-V

Fig. 3 is a front view of a modification, show ing the cover partly removed. Fig. .tis a vertical cross-'section of the same. Fig. 5 is a face View of a modified form of the-improve-V I ment. Fig. 6 isa vertical' cross-section ofthe same. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the rubber casing, parts being broken out; and Fig. 8 is a similarview of a casing of a-rnodifled form. Y

A metallic'casing,

A, is provided with lugs B, by which the said casing is secured to the tombstone or monument in any suitable manner. The casing Ais provided with a recess, into which iits a second casing, C, preferably `of rubber or other water-proof elastic material. In this casing is placed the picture D, vand then the sides of the casing C, so that a part of each side projects over the top edge of the glass, which isthus held iirmly in position. 4 The glass plate covers the picture and prevents rain, atmospheric air, 85o., from coming in contact with thesaid picture in the casing C.

hereinafter, and then glass plate E is forced into the `firmly over the outer edgev of the sides of the rubber casing C, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the modifications shown in Fig.` 3 I usefa circular rubber casing, H, which tits into a `corresponding recess in the casingvA, and is provided with an outer flange, H'. In the bottomof this casing is then placed a glass plate, I, and then the picture D is placed on top of this glass plate, after which a second and larger glass plate, I', is placed on the flange H of the casing H, and then a rubber I washer, J, is placed on the glass plate I', after which a ring, K, is screwed on the casing A and rests with its inner flange, K', on the said rubber washer J. The cover or lid-F is in front ofthe ring K, and is pivoted in the same manner in the casing A as is described in reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

Instead of screwing a ring on the casing toV y hold the several parts in position, I may use Vfor the'casing A a plate, L, which is secured t0 the tombstone, andY fasten an open frame, M, tothe said plate, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, which frame is screwed to the frame L, and

has its inner flange, M', resting on the rubber washer J. I may also dispense with the inner plates, I. The covers are provided with a suitable inscription, as shown in the figures.

ably made of whitemetal silver-plated, or of white bronze silver-plated, or of pure silver or gold, to be let into marble or white-bronze tombstones. The swinging lid is also preferably made of marble, white bronze, or white metal silver-plated, and can be provided with lock and key.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Thecombination, with the casing adapted to be connected to a tombstone and provided with a recess, of the rubber or Water-proof casing, a picture placed in the said latter casing, a transparent plate covering said picture The aforesaid tombstoneframes are preferand held in position by the elastic sides ofthe rubber casing, and a lid or cover fulcrumed on the rst-named casing and resting against the outer edges of the sides of the rubber cas.

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ing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A tombstone having a casing secured thereto, a circular rubber casing placed in a recess in the said casing on the tombstone and provided With a ange, a glass plate placed in the bottom ol' the said rubber casing, a picture placed on top of the said `glass plate, a

second glass plate placed on the top of the picture and resting against the ange of a rubber casing, a rubber Washer placed on top of the second glass plate, a ring screwing on the casing secured to the tombstone, and a lid Y or cover fulcrumed on a screw attached to the casing on the tombstone, Vsubstantially as shown and described.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, the casing adapted to be connected to a tombstone and provided with a recess which receives arubber casing, having at the outer edge of its sides a flange, and which contains a picture sandwiched between glass plates, and a lid or cover hinged or fulcrumed on the first-named casing and resting upon the outer edges of the rubber casing, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

SOLOMON R. MILLER.

'Vitnesses':

WM. P. ORBrsoN, E. D. BINGHAM. 

